Microcirculation in fractal branching networks

Microcirculation in Fractal Branching Networks

Volumn 9784431545088, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-138

  Takahashi, Tatsuhisa ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54508-8     Document Type: Book

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